| El Salvador soccer team goes with many nicknames. | | | | They tasted a great defeat though when they |
| The team was invariably called Seleccion Cuscatleca, | | | | encountered the Hungarian team. That was in 1982 |
| La Azul, La Selecta and Cuscatlecos. The head coach | | | | where they had managed to sink only one goal against |
| of the team is Carlos de los Cobos and the team | | | | 10 of Hungary. |
| captain is Afredo Pacheco. The player who garnered | | | | El Salvador soccer team appeared on World Cup |
| the most caps is Luis Guevara Mora and the team's | | | | twice, first in 1970 when they won the qualifying match |
| top scorer is Jorge "Magico" Gonzales. Their home | | | | against Honduras that resulted to the infamous Football |
| ground is Estadio Cuscatlan. They ranked number 50 | | | | War, and their second Worlds Cup gig happened in |
| on FIFA in 1992 (their highest FIFA ranking) and in 2006, | | | | 1982. There they were able to have their first World |
| they plunged to the ranking of 169, their lowest FIFA | | | | Cup goal made by Luiz Baltazar Ramirez Zapata. |
| ranking. | | | | They had also managed to secure a CONCACAF |
| Their first international match happened in Guatemala | | | | Gold Cup slot five times. |
| City, Guatemala in September 14, 1921 against Costa | | | | The proper name of El Salvador soccer team is El |
| Rica. The Costa Ricans dominated the game with the | | | | Salvador National Football Team which falls under |
| score of 7-0. The biggest win they had managed is | | | | direct control of Federacion Salvadoreña de |
| their match against Anguilla wherein they trampled their | | | | Futbol. Many soccer stars came from this team |
| opponent that resulted in a 12-0 score. The match was | | | | including Pablo Huezo, Santiago Barrachina and Carlos |
| held recently in their own country in February 6, 2008. | | | | Escobar. The team was officially born in 1921. |